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Aug 2017
I declare retreat
In order to fight back
Defeated in life, exhausted in battle
Go into wilderness alone
Solitude, ah my only companion
Creeping sorrow in heart
Bleeding tears down the chest
Eyesight is blurred but
I wipe my eyes and count nails
Stuck in my wrists bleeding
Cannot go on like this

I declare retreat
Not that courage lost
Neither lost my destiny
For the time being
I retreat, with my weapens
Hide them safely deeply
Keep my head straight
Still I feel the pain in the middle
Somewhere back in the route
An arrow penetrated the cage of ribs
Then keep my lips tight
Except for wild fruits

I declare retreat
But, do not expect my return
Not for the time being
For I am going to learn
Learn from whatย ย Iย ย experienced
Learn from past and pain
Heal my offended heart
Practice life again
A period of self-criticism
Study the solitude
Keep the silence

I declare retreat
Yes at last but not least
I might return with my full force
I resurrect with others
Those who bled with
A hole in the chest
Those who gasped
The last breath
Amidst burning tyres
Inhale that breath into chest
Inflame my courage with
Heat that they burnt alive
Yes, definitely I return!
Chandana Sirimalwatte
Written by
Chandana Sirimalwatte  Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka
(Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka)   
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